3a Bus - Capitola Mall/Live Oak

A bus service operated by Santa Cruz Metro

List of stops

Number of stops: 33

Front & Soquel Ave ➞ Capitola Mall - Lane 1

Timing points All stops

Front & Soquel Ave	06:27	07:27	08:24	09:34	10:32	11:32	12:36	13:32	14:37	15:37	16:37	17:37	18:28	19:28	20:24	21:24	22:24	23:22
Broadway & Clay	06:31	07:32	08:29	09:39	10:37	11:37	12:41	13:37	14:43	15:43	16:43	17:42	18:32	19:32	20:28	21:28	22:28	23:26
Broadway & Ocean	06:31	07:32	08:29	09:39	10:37	11:37	12:41	13:37	14:43	15:43	16:43	17:42	18:32	19:32	20:28	21:28	22:28	23:26
Broadway & S Branciforte Ave	06:32	07:33	08:30	09:40	10:38	11:38	12:42	13:38	14:44	15:44	16:44	17:43	18:33	19:33	20:29	21:29	22:29	23:27
Broadway & Pine	06:32	07:33	08:30	09:40	10:38	11:39	12:43	13:39	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:44	18:33	19:33	20:29	21:29	22:29	23:27
Broadway & Cayuga	06:32	07:34	08:31	09:41	10:39	11:39	12:43	13:39	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:44	18:34	19:34	20:30	21:29	22:29	23:27
Seabright & Broadway	06:33	07:34	08:31	09:41	10:39	11:40	12:44	13:40	14:46	15:46	16:46	17:45	18:34	19:34	20:30	21:30	22:30	23:28
Soquel Ave & Seabright Ave	06:34	07:35	08:32	09:42	10:40	11:41	12:45	13:41	14:47	15:47	16:47	17:46	18:35	19:35	20:31	21:31	22:31	23:29
Soquel Ave & Darwin	06:34	07:36	08:33	09:43	10:41	11:41	12:45	13:41	14:48	15:48	16:48	17:46	18:36	19:36	20:32	21:31	22:31	23:29
Soquel Ave & Frederick	06:35	07:36	08:33	09:43	10:41	11:42	12:46	13:42	14:49	15:49	16:49	17:47	18:36	19:36	20:32	21:32	22:32	23:30
Soquel Ave & Park Way	06:36	07:37	08:34	09:44	10:42	11:43	12:47	13:43	14:50	15:50	16:50	17:48	18:37	19:37	20:33	21:33	22:33	23:31
Soquel Ave & La Fonda Ave	06:36	07:38	08:35	09:45	10:43	11:44	12:48	13:44	14:52	15:52	16:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th Ave & Soquel	06:38	07:40	08:37	09:47	10:45	11:46	12:50	13:46	14:53	15:53	16:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th Ave & Capitola Rd	06:40	07:42	08:39	09:49	10:47	11:49	12:53	13:49	14:56	15:56	16:56	17:51	18:39	19:39	20:35	21:35	22:35	23:33
7th Ave & Cambria Ln	06:40	07:43	08:40	09:50	10:48	11:49	12:53	13:49	14:57	15:57	16:57	17:52	18:40	19:40	20:36	21:35	22:35	23:33
7th Ave & Harbor Cove	06:41	07:44	08:41	09:51	10:49	11:51	12:55	13:51	14:59	15:59	16:58	17:53	18:41	19:41	20:37	21:36	22:36	23:34
7th Ave (Pg&E Service Center)	06:42	07:45	08:42	09:52	10:50	11:52	12:56	13:52	15:00	16:00	16:59	17:54	18:42	19:42	20:38	21:37	22:37	23:35
7th Ave & Bonnie	06:43	07:46	08:43	09:53	10:51	11:53	12:57	13:53	15:02	16:02	17:01	17:55	18:43	19:43	20:39	21:38	22:38	23:36
E Cliff Dr & 15th Ave	06:46	07:50	08:47	09:57	10:55	11:57	13:01	13:57	15:06	16:06	17:05	17:59	18:46	19:46	20:42	21:41	22:41	23:39
Portola Dr & 18th Ave	06:46	07:51	08:48	09:58	10:56	11:58	13:02	13:58	15:07	16:07	17:06	18:00	18:47	19:47	20:43	21:41	22:41	23:39
Portola Dr & 21st Ave	06:47	07:51	08:48	09:58	10:56	11:59	13:03	13:59	15:08	16:08	17:06	18:01	18:47	19:47	20:43	21:42	22:42	23:40
Portola Dr & 24th Ave (Live Oak Library)	06:48	07:52	08:49	09:59	10:57	12:00	13:04	14:00	15:09	16:09	17:07	18:02	18:48	19:48	20:44	21:43	22:43	23:41
Portola Dr & 26th Ave (Trailer Haven)	06:49	07:54	08:51	10:01	10:59	12:01	13:05	14:01	15:11	16:11	17:09	18:03	18:50	19:50	20:46	21:44	22:44	23:42
Portola Dr & 30th Ave	06:50	07:55	08:52	10:02	11:00	12:02	13:06	14:02	15:11	16:11	17:10	18:04	18:51	19:51	20:47	21:44	22:44	23:42
Portola Dr & 37th Ave	06:50	07:55	08:52	10:02	11:00	12:03	13:07	14:03	15:12	16:12	17:10	18:05	18:51	19:51	20:47	21:45	22:45	23:43
38th Ave & Avis Ln	06:51	07:56	08:53	10:03	11:01	12:04	13:08	14:04	15:13	16:13	17:11	18:06	18:52	19:52	20:48	21:45	22:45	23:43
38th Ave & Roland	06:52	07:57	08:54	10:04	11:02	12:04	13:08	14:04	15:14	16:14	17:12	18:06	18:53	19:53	20:49	21:46	22:46	23:44
38th Ave (Capitola Manor)	06:52	07:57	08:54	10:04	11:02	12:05	13:09	14:05	15:15	16:15	17:12	18:07	18:53	19:53	20:49	21:46	22:46	23:44
38th Ave & Reposa (Blue & Gold)	06:53	07:58	08:55	10:05	11:03	12:06	13:10	14:06	15:15	16:15	17:13	18:08	18:54	19:54	20:50	21:47	22:47	23:45
38th Ave (King's Plaza)	06:53	07:59	08:56	10:06	11:04	12:07	13:11	14:07	15:16	16:16	17:14	18:09	18:55	19:55	20:51	21:47	22:47	23:45
Capitola Rd & 41st Ave	06:54	07:59	08:56	10:06	11:04	12:07	13:11	14:07	15:17	16:17	17:14	18:09	18:55	19:55	20:51	21:48	22:48	23:46
41st Ave & Capitola Rd	06:54	08:00	08:57	10:07	11:05	12:08	13:12	14:08	15:18	16:18	17:15	18:10	18:56	19:56	20:52	21:48	22:48	23:46
Capitola Mall - Lane 1	06:56	08:02	08:59	10:09	11:07	12:10	13:14	14:10	15:20	16:20	17:17	18:12	18:58	19:58	20:54	21:50	22:50	23:48

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Capitola Mall - Lane 1 ➞ Front & Soquel Ave

Timing points All stops

Capitola Mall - Lane 1	17:30	18:30	19:30	20:30	21:30	22:30
41st Ave (King's Plaza)	17:31	18:31	19:31	20:30	21:30	22:30
38th Ave (Blue & Gold)	17:33	18:32	19:32	20:31	21:31	22:31
38th Ave (Castle Mobile Estate)	17:33	18:32	19:32	20:32	21:32	22:32
38th Ave & Tranquility Ct	17:34	18:33	19:33	20:32	21:32	22:32
Portola Dr & 37th Ave	17:35	18:34	19:34	20:33	21:33	22:33
Portola Dr & 35th Ave	17:36	18:34	19:34	20:33	21:33	22:33
Portola Dr & 30th Ave	17:36	18:35	19:35	20:34	21:34	22:34
Portola Dr & Corcoran Ave	17:38	18:36	19:36	20:35	21:35	22:35
Portola Dr & Clearwater Ct	17:38	18:37	19:37	20:35	21:35	22:35
Portola Dr & 18th Ave	17:39	18:38	19:38	20:36	21:36	22:36
E Cliff Dr (East Cliff Village)	17:41	18:39	19:39	20:37	21:37	22:37
E Cliff Dr & 13th Ave	17:41	18:39	19:39	20:37	21:37	22:37
7th Ave & Bonnie	17:44	18:42	19:42	20:39	21:39	22:39
7th Ave & Dolores	17:45	18:42	19:42	20:40	21:40	22:40
7th Ave & Harbor Beach Ct	17:46	18:43	19:43	20:40	21:40	22:40
7th Ave & Manor Way (Yacht Harbor Manor)	17:48	18:44	19:44	20:42	21:42	22:42
7th Ave & Eddy Ln (Inland Harbor)	17:48	18:45	19:45	20:42	21:42	22:42
7th Ave & Tanner Ct	17:49	18:45	19:45	20:43	21:43	22:43
Capitola Rd & 7th Ave	17:50	18:46	19:46	20:43	21:43	22:43
Soquel Ave & Park Way	17:52	18:48	19:48	20:45	21:45	22:45
Soquel Ave & San Juan Ave	17:54	18:49	19:49	20:46	21:46	22:46
Soquel Ave & Poplar Ave	17:54	18:50	19:50	20:47	21:47	22:47
Seabright & Soquel Av	17:55	18:50	19:50	20:47	21:47	22:47
Broadway & Seabright Ave	17:56	18:51	19:51	20:48	21:48	22:48
Broadway & Cayuga	17:57	18:52	19:52	20:48	21:48	22:48
Broadway & S Branciforte Ave	17:58	18:53	19:53	20:49	21:49	22:49
Broadway & Clay	17:59	18:54	19:54	20:50	21:50	22:50
Broadway & Riverside Ave	18:00	18:54	19:54	20:51	21:51	22:51
Front & Laurel	18:01	18:55	19:55	20:52	21:52	22:52
Front & Soquel Ave	18:03	18:57	19:57	20:53	21:53	22:53

All trips in this timetable are wheelchair accessible.

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Front & Soquel Ave ➞ Capitola Mall - Lane 1

Front Street - Broadway - Seabright Avenue - Soquel Avenue - South Park Way - Soquel Avenue - 7th Avenue - Cambria Lane - 7th Avenue - Bonnie Street - East Cliff Drive - Portola Drive - 38th Avenue - Capitola Road - 41st Avenue

Inbound: Capitola Mall - Lane 1 ➞ Front & Soquel Ave

41st Avenue - 38th Avenue - Portola Drive - East Cliff Drive - 7th Avenue - Capitola Road - Soquel Avenue - Seabright Avenue - Broadway - Front Street

Schedules and stops for this route are published in GTFS: santa-cruz-metro2

Additional route information: scmetro.org

Frequently asked questions about route 3a

What time does route 3a start operating?
Services on route 3a start at 06:27 every day.
What time does route 3a stop operating?
Services on route 3a end at 23:48 every day.
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3a (Santa Cruz Buses)

The first stop of the 3a bus route is Front & Soquel Ave and the last stop is Capitola Mall - Lane 1. 3a (Capitola Mall/Live Oak) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 3a has 33 stops. The total trip duration for this route is approximately 43 minutes.

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Last updated on November 12, 2026